Though he is known for his boxing talents, the icon’s face has also become a permanent fixture in sports history after he got a tribal tattoo inked on the left side of his temple in 2003. Seriously, this tattoo has become part of Iron Mike’s persona.
The card for Tyson vs. Paul will also see Katie Taylor take on Amanda Serrano in what is being promoted as “the most anticipated rematch in women’s boxing history,” after Taylor won via a split decision in front of a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden, successfully defending her women’s lightweight titles in the WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC in the process.
Surrender was never in Tyson’s vocabulary. The word was not in the lexicon of Alexander the Great, one of Tyson’s heroes, so why should it have been in his? Still, he had to learn it, and quickly, if he wanted to save his family and maybe his life.
Published in 2007, author Joe Layden’s book The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever, chronicled the lives of Tyson and Douglas before and after their heavyweight championship fight.
Die genauen Gagen für den Kampf sind noch nicht bekannt, aber die Zahlen, die in Umlauf gebracht werden, sind atemberaubend. Jake Paul spricht von möglichen 300 Millionen Dollar, während Tyson sogar von einer Milliarde Dollar in einem Podcast sprach. Wie viel Wahrheit hinter diesen Zahlen steckt, bleibt abzuwarten.
Throughout his career, he was known for his knockout power, winning many of his fights by knockout in the early rounds. Tyson’s career also featured significant challenges, including legal issues and a highly publicised conviction for rape in 1992, which led to a prison sentence.
On January 3, 2018, Paul started the website Edfluence, a program claiming to teach younger people how to be successful, learn life skills, and earn money online. The course cost $7 per user, box which would allow the user to unlock a series of videos for a “roadmap” to success as an influencer. However, the seven dollars did not unlock the entire program, but only gave a few basic tips. Paul also promised his audience that if they joined the course, they would get to join “Team 1000”, which did not happen. Following the situation, Paul was accused of scamming young followers and stealing their money. Then, two years later, on January 31, 2020, Edfluence was shut down, which stopped the course permanently. On February 15, Paul announced that he would partner with Los Angeles-based brand development group GenZ Holdings Inc. to create a $19.99-per-month platform aimed at teaching children how to build an online presence. “The Financial Freedom Movement” promises to give subscribers access to “Jake Paul’s personal experience, rituals and secret formula” and “cutting edge mentorship, coaching, and training”. The program has been criticized by some, with one interviewer questioning whether it would send a dangerous message to his young fanbase.
But Tyson’s game seemed to be on the decline. Once known for his complicated offensive and defensive moves, the boxer seemed to continually rely on his one-punch knockout move to finish his bouts. He blamed his trainer for his struggles in the ring and fired Rooney in mid-1988.
In his prime, the 5-foot-10 Tyson generally competed at just under 220 pounds. His day-to-day weight became much higher after retirement. He revealed in November 2020 he had lost around 100 pounds, thanks to a new vegan diet and a lot of time on a treadmill, ahead of an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr.
The age difference between the two is an inescapable, circuslike element in how the fight has been promoted and covered. The thirty-one-year age gap between Tyson and Paul is reminiscent of the multi-decade age gap presented in a fictional fight in the 2006 film Rocky Balboa. The difference is also greater than that in another major fight in Tyson’s career, when, at twenty-one, he decimated thirty-eight-year-old Larry Holmes with a fourth-round knockout. Tyson takes a breath before considering any parallels between this fight and the one from 1988. He is unbothered being on the other side of a younger challenger. Tyson, who is a summa cum laude scholar when it comes to the history of boxing, notes one “big fundamental difference” between the bouts. There are levels to these mind games, and no one has weaponized the word YouTuber quite like him.
Earlier this month, Jake Paul appeared in social media videos sitting in a tattoo parlor, with the artist applying what seemed like an identical design to the one already synonymous with Mike Tyson. It was quickly revealed to be the same tribal pattern that Tyson has on the left side of his face, a tattoo the former boxer first got in 2003.
Tyson – a member of the boxing Hall of Fame – came out of retirement to face Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition match, which ended in a controversial split draw, in 2020. Paul beat former NBA player Nate Robinson on the undercard of that fight.
